Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Lost in Transition

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The ISBN, ISSN, BIC and BISC codes and jacket images have all helped the trade, but do they still matter as much in the digital and direct m...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

iPhone Enlargements!!

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Every now and then we see something we didn't expect but that when we think about it is obvious. Today we found a host of iPhone accesso...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

So who is an ePublisher?

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Although they varied with the market sectors they served, being able to defining a book publisher used to be fairly easy. The same could be ...
Monday, January 23, 2012

What the eDickens?

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Last week we wrote about the logic of the appeal of the short story in this new digital world and yesterday we attended The Museum of London...
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

That Was The Week That Was: Apple, Kodak and a Blackout

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So what was the biggest news story this week? The filing for Bankruptcy of that previously leading technology giant Kodak, the Presidential ...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Apple iBooks Hangover

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Today we all wake up with an Apple hangover from yesterday’s iBooks Education announcement. We all will now face a bombardment of commentary...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The Renaissance of The Short Story?

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We now live in a sound bite word where the channel hopper often rules and where our time is often torn between many competing distractions. ...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Apple Education Plus iPad?

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Before his death Steve Jobs had already targeted textbooks as the next opportunity His idea was to hire the best textbook writers to new cre...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

First Sale Doctrine: Digital Threat or Opportunity?

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One of the drawbacks with ebooks is that there is no second hand market for them. Unlike physical books you can’t sell a book once you have ...

Media on Demand Takes Another Step Forward

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The way we all consume and pay for media is changing radically and moving from, pay to own, to subscribe for on demand. This is no longer ab...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Is eInk Sinking?

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Apart from basic Amazon Kindles what other eink devices are selling today. It could be said that even the Kindle could soon be on Fire. The ...

CES 2012 and Device Rumours

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This time of year is not about January sales, but CES in Vagas and the new electronic gadgets and devices on show or rumours afoot. This yea...
Friday, January 06, 2012

Do Barnes and Noble Have A Digital Strategy?

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Last year the US market lost Borders and book chains globally started to look increasingly as vulnerable. Today’s news on the deliberations,...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Addicted to Piracy?

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According to industry bodies, governments and the press, digital piracy is reaching epidemic proportions and swift and focused action is nee...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

2012 Digital Perspectives: The Publisher

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This week we have written a series of short articles titled, ‘2012 Digital Perspectives?’ These have looked at what we believe are the short...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

2012 Digital Perspectives: The Bookseller and Librarian

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We have written a series of short articles titled, ‘2012 Digital Perspectives?’ which we shall publish this week. These will look at what we...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

2012 Digital Perspectives: The Consumer

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We have written a series of short articles titled, ‘2012 Digital Perspectives’ which we shall publish this week. These will look at what we ...

The Ghost of Christmas Past

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Perhaps someone at HarperCollins had just read 'A Christmas Carol' and wanted to be Scrouge and to be visited in the night by the gh...
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2012 Digital Perspectives: The Author

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It is easy to predict that 2012 will see us celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, see the US presidential elections and enjoy the London ...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Santa Delivers VAT Present?

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The rules on VAT on ebooks is about to become very interesting. In 2015 EU consumers will pay the VAT rate based on the country they live in...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Wanna Make the World Read

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Jessie J’s ‘Price Tag’ has been a huge hit, but how many of us have enjoyed the catchy tune and been oblivious to the lyrics? The message of...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Peace on Earth and Goodwill to Technology Competitors?

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Christmas is the time to think about others less fortunate than oneself. Well one has to think that the spirit of Christmas doesn’t extend t...